Harvey Waroona Reporter

footballHarvey’s homegrown heroine

Talented Harvey footballer Larissa Versaci would run off the soccer pitch and straight on to the footy field each week.

Briana Fiore

Former Harvey Bulls player and East Fremantle midfielder Larissa Versaci (number 23) said she realised football was more about the friends made along the way, after winning a premiership with East Fremantle last year.

danceHarvey tea party toasts dance reopening

Briana Fiore

bowlsBrunswick bowled over by grant for synthetic green

Almost half a million dollars was shared among Harvey Shire Council community groups and organisations for the 2020-2021 grants scheme.

Briana Fiore

WILDLIFE CARERSNo respite for Yarloop wildlife carers

With the decrease in traffic on WA roads during the coronavirus lockdown, it is easy to imagine wildlife carers would have had a well-deserved rest.

Briana Fiore

MATES WOULD BE PROUDWaroona entrepreneur inspired by lost mates

The past 12 months have rocked Waroona’s Tommy Wilson to the core.

Briana Fiore

New kitchen motionHot kitchen debate in the Harvey Shire Council

Every food-supplying small business within the Shire of Harvey would have been eligible for a kitchen upgrade of up to $15,000, if a new motion had been carried.

Briana Fiore

Youth SupportInvesting in Brunswick’s children & youth

Young people in Brunswick will continue to have a safe space to learn and grow thanks to the Harvey Shire Council’s fifth consecutive year of funding.

Briana Fiore

flowers bloomHarvey flower business blooms during isolation

A Harvey floristry business has had an unexpected boost during the coronavirus pandemic, seeing an increase in the demand for buds and blooms.

Briana Fiore

Alcoa foundation eases hardship for locals

Harvey, Yarloop and Waroona residents who have been struggling financially during the coronavirus crisis, will be offered a helping hand through a program funded by the Alcoa Foundation.

Six charged in Harvey and Wokalup drug raids

Harvey and Yarloop police seized cannabis and drug paraphernalia from properties in Harvey and Wokalup on May 8 with the help of a police detection dog from Perth.

Uduc farmer sows the seed of sustainable farming

She is a universal farmer with a love of animals and a passion for regenerative agriculture.

mass back onSt Michael’s Brunswick holds its first Mass in 60 days

St Michael’s parishioners in Brunswick had their first Mass in 60 days following the relaxation of COVID-19 social gathering restrictions.

Briana Fiore

obituaryYarloop pastor was devoted to his service

Dr Robert (Bob) John Chapman was the respected pastor of Yarloop Christian Fellowship who lived an adventure-filled life with his family, friends and community.

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Shock arrestsAboriginal Legal Service lawyers charged by police

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Phoebe Pin

Kimberley border expected to reopen Friday

It would mean travellers could now roam anywhere within WA, with the exception of Indigenous communities.

Direct Derby flights still on cards

The town would have been in the midst of a 12-month trial of flights between the two destinations.

Rio rock shelter blast exposes social risks for miners

Explosions that damaged a 40,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site in the Pilbara are focusing investor concern on the growing reputational risk companies face from social issues.

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Slow returnHas COVID-19 just cured Australia’s congestion crisis?

If the virus changes working patterns to keep even a small proportion of people from commuting to city centres, it could help solve a problem that urban planners have failed to crack for decades.

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Fresh startCBH to review governance structure after board stoush

One of Australia’s biggest agribusinesses is taking a hard look at itself following a tumultuous period which almost caused it to implode.

Jenne Brammer

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WA banks on easing restrictions for retail repair

West Australians spent $545 million less in April compared with March, when WA panic-buyers smashed retail spending records.

The Kimberley re-opens as remote travel bans lifted

The Federal Government has given the green light to WA lifting its travel restrictions across remote communities, including the Kimberley, today.

Programs at riskWA facing domestic violence funding crisis

Family and domestic violence services in WA will be slashed if the State Government doesn’t increase funding to cover mandated employee pay rises, according to the peak services in the sector.

Lanai Scarr